The View in Argyll & Bute

If you’re around on Mondays and Thursdays stop by for the Ceilidh night! It was worth every pence. The band and the atmosphere are whimsical. If you haven’t done Ceilidh before do not fret, they walk you through it all —you’ll be a pro by the end of the night. Thank you for giving a bunch of gals a good time and a true taste of Scottish tradition.

Very good restaurant on the port of Oban, with a magnificent view! Very generous portions and a good atmosphere. We recommend

Great place, Fantastic friendly staff and a great view over oban harbour

Very nice considering fast-food cuisine, a bit cold atmosphere

Nice place, and the food was good but not what we expected. We had checked the menu online before booking, but this was not the menu we were given when we arrived. We were a little disappointed at this.

The best location for the perfect fish and chips. Our server, Claire was really friendly and helpful. The place was quiet on our midweek visit, but the view does live up to it's name. The ideal spot for sun-downers on the terrace watching the sun dip down beyond the hills.

Just as the name suggests,this restaurant The View has the best situation for solo walkers in particular. The covered terrace, with comfortable tables let's you eat in peace while seeing the ferries come and go. Writers also will be assured of inspiration. Go early for lunch, because the food is so good!!

A very good place for food and drink and friendly staff and the viev

Found a hair in our food so did not eat it. Never got a refund on this either. Disgusting! We ordered the muscles with ‘crusty bread’ it came with plain warburtons..worst place ive ate

Pub grub, lovely staff, clean loos, great rugby. When the weather is warm, sitting on the verandah must be superb....not tried it in stormy February 🥰

Genuinely great view over the harbour. No plant milk and £6 for a double espresso 😱.

Nice food very pleasant staff. Great view !!! What's not to like !

Great atmosphere and good range of options with a children’s menu. Very good value for the cost. Would definitely recommend and come again!

Our Family had a Fabulous dinner and after, we had the disco, we we're most impressed with the level of service and our food was excellent. We will be recommended your restaurant to all of our friends. Kind Regards Linda and Bill. Our Christmas Dinner and disco was worth waiting for (not that we did much waiting),

Whole experience was a bad shock. Booked a table for 16 people. We all attended, no menus on table. A young lad put 10 menus in middle of the table for us to hand our ourselves!? We're certainly paying enough for you to hand these out to us. The menus were so dirty, and crumpled, just Gross! And when the food came, it was a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. Obviously using the dirtiest oil in the kitchen.. and just 3 lettuce slices for a side salad!? None of us will ever come here again. Huge waste of money, and disappointed for a 30th Birthday Celebration.

Looks fab from outside but very basic inside and we were asked to move into a smaller bar at 9:30 on a Friday night

The food was very good. The problem was that the younger waitress dark long hair with Kraken hoodie absolutely not cares about the clients. Each time she let the door wide opened when it was freezing cold outside. We had to close minimum 10 times after her which spoiled the lunch. For sure, next time we come to Oban we won't eat there

Food is good value and good size portions. We did, however, waited a good while for our orders to come and it was not that busy. Great views from the restaurant. Service was not as expected. The server just placed our drinks in the middle of the table for us to get them. Also, my friend asked for sugar for her coffee and the young server threw 2 sachets across the table. When asked what the soup of the day was, she did not know so went back to ask.

Jemma kindly helped us to organise and host a funeral wake at The View. You can hire the whole space with the best views across Oban Bay. It is the perfect setting to gather friends and family to celebrate the life of a loved one. Connor and Claire were very attentive on the day, making sure we all had everything we needed. The catering provided by The View was great, with plenty of choices. Jemma made sure the tables were configured how we requested. The staff at The View went above and beyond to make sure we could give our loved one the send off they deserved. This space could be equally special for other events such as weddings, Christenings and private parties.

Friendly staff and quick service, food very nice 🙂

Great central location with lovely food at a great price.

Extremely rude and incompetent staff who won't take responsibility for their mistakes. 1) I had to run around after them to finally place my order, as they didn't bother coming to the table. 2) They said they'd get my food out for a certain time, when I asked. But then they didn't. Even, when I asked if I could have the food by a certain time, they were very catty about answering the question 3) They tried charged me for the food they failed to bring. The male server insisted I should pay for it, even though they couldn't get it to me when they said they could. I repeatedly told him the female server had told me they could get the food ready in time, and yet they failed. 4) Finally, the female server admitted she failed to take the food off the bill. The male server who was doubling down on their mistake did not apologize. Another female server did. I paid for my drinks and left. TL;DR - the staff ruined my lunch and nearly ruined my day. Not only do the staff lack basic hospitality skills, but they also do not take responsibility for their mistakes and try to blame customers.

Absolutely terrible customer service no one approached you on arrival we had to find to someone and when we spoke to a member of staff she told us for food it will be an hour for a table without even checking while as we left the restaurant checked online we could book a table within 15 minutes. This is my reason for the 1 star so I won't even try to dine there and will be telling others also

We were visiting from the US and had such a fun evening at our first Ceilidh! Dancing and music were a blast. Highly recommend!

Went for lunch and dinner amazing experience staff were so welcoming on both experiences and food was amazing. The only down fall at dinner time few things we pick for dinner was not available so made picking harder but still amazing. Definitely be back. Keep up the amazing work

Came specifically because of the menu board out on the sidewalk. Looked like a good selection so we tried it tonight. Our server, Catriona was so welcoming. She came and told us that the kitchen food was backed up, but we chose to wait. The wait was longer than hoped for, but our food was hot and delicious. It was my first time trying haggis, neeps and tatties.. and the entree was delicious. Even though they were short staffed, and under a lot of pressure to serve many people, Catriona never looked flustered, but smiling and positive. She’s a gem!

What a view sun was out and hot this place brings back good memories back in the 80 s to me so Cheers

Good place for the view. As the name suggest. One can go there for supper or snacks, coffee and pleasant time with the view. Service and food. Ehh!! I would go there again if I visit oban for the same reason, “the view “ .

Foods is trash, and service is terrible. Highly don’t recommend eating dinner here, you’ll be disappointed.

Had a lot of fun ceilidh dancing on Thursday. The atmosphere was good and the beer was as well.

Best scampi I have ever had, and the view is amazing.

Absolutely stunning view from the balcony. We arrived before the rush hour for a drink or two and it was pleasant. We got food their and it was great. My partner ordered the soup and it was at a good standard. My haggis, neeps and tatties were great as well. We hung around after dinner, drinking on the balcony, admiring the sunset. The staff were lovely and the atmosphere was vibrant!

The only positive thing about the restaurant is the view onto the sea, that is pretty nice. However the employees are extraordinarily unfriendly. We had the feeling they disliked every customer coming in as it means work for them. On top of that they closed two hours earlier. They simply came to us and told us that we have to leave now without prior notice. Definitely cannot recommend!

We went there on a Monday night at 8:00pm because there was a ceilidh on (£10pp). It was great fun to watch. Bar was open throughout. Recommend it.

Delicious food and phenomenal views over looking Oban, the bay and the isles surrounding. Great service from the staff. We had Haggis / Burger and Mussels as mains all of which were devoured. Good price overall wished we could have stayed for the evening entertainment (end of our holiday and time to go home)

Great atmosphere lovely staff and great for sitting out in the balcony enjoying the view and people wstching

Very tasty burgers, mac and cheese, and sweet chili panini. The place is a bit understaffed but service is friendly if a bit slow (which is understandable). Definitely recommend for those visiting Oban.

Excellent view especially on a sunny day which we've been blessed with on our visits. The beer is good as well. Poor service lets it down. The bar staff serve you and ignore you. Much rain have a chat when they're pouring with some local soak at the bar. You're ambassadors for Oban and Scotland talk to you're customers.

Absolutely delicious food, DOG friendly and lovely staff. Definitely recommend the Cullen Skink and Haggis Fritter for starter and the chicken balmoral for main.

For what looks like a sports bar (and a good one) the menu is sublime and fantastic value with great views. I had the mushroom stroganoff, my gf the mussels. Really recommend.

Was looking forward to visit here but left feeling let down . First of all got there and seated and after 5 mins was asked about drink which brought over 5 mins later and dumped in table I felt . After another 5 mins the waiter came and took order for food and informed us at the time they were several dishes not on menu as not had any products for them and do mind this was at 6pm so am early dinner . Anyway since one of the meals not available we wanted we had to quickly try think of something to have and gave out order in . After 15 mins the waiter came back of to tell us they was no scampi left either so son had to pick out another meal. Anyway 10 mins later the meals arrived and my steak pie was pretty good to be fair and sons fish and chips was decent also and he devoured it anyway but wife’s meal of chicken barmoral felt hers was not he best at all , the chicken was ok but potatoes had strange texture and taste to them so she never enjoyed it . Also forgot to mentioned that myself and wife had our meal and had to wait further 5 mins before they brought out sons . Anyway after we ate we were going get a dessert but out plates sats on our table for over 30 mins and no one came to clean them away and take order for desserts so it got to point for me where I went to till and just payed bill then we left . This did leave a feeling of disappointment from the place so not be back.

Fantastic evening at the dancing to the live band excellent food great atmosphere Ceilidh dancing was great fun to do and watch

A éviter. Service déplorable, aucune amabilité. Pour le repas, idem, pas grand chose dans l'assiette et de très faible qualité. Seule la vue est sympa

Great live music 🎶 and great atmosphere from the band! 👌

We went to The View in Oban for dinner and a Ceilidh. The Ceilidhs looked to be on a couple of times a week. We went on a Monday night. It was busy and really good fun. We had food first around 6.30 meaning we had a table for the rest of the night. The food was good, scampi, steak and sausage pie and a burger. The ceilidh started at 8pm. A brilliant evening. The piper and dancer were amazing and the accordion player / caller was a brilliant player but also great at explaining the dances and calling. There was so much laughing during the night. No experience required as you were talked through what to do. Lots of people from all over the world were there and having fun. The ceilidh was 2 hours and there were a couple of breaks where the piper played some great tunes while a Scottish dancer entertained us with her brilliant dancing. Would definitely book for the ceilidh if you are anywhere near Oban. The sunset from the balcony was also pretty good too 😀 Thank you all at The View for a really enjoyable night.

We ate here before a ceilidh. The food was good. The service was OK but a little slow. The ceilidh was the highlight of our week. Good music, loads of dancing and a great atmosphere with people from all over.

The atmosphere was great. The dancing was fun. However, the service was not available. We waited 30 min to order food and we had to approach a server ourselves to order. I would suggest giving the staff more training.

Just popped in without reservation on a ceilidh - night - and had a GREAT TIME! Food is good, served quickly with a friendly smile. Would definitely go back here!

Great view whilst eating and drinking

Room with a view of the port and the sea, also equipped with an outdoor terrace. The ceilidh evening (typical Scottish dance) was very nice and engaging, but they often also play DJ-type music.

Not happy when balcony closed at 10 o'clock. Nice warm night looking over the harbour .

What an awesome fun night. The two gentlemen playing and calling the steps were amazing. A must do when in the area.

Hiked up all the stairs and went into the first door, empty seating / bar area, continued to the next door which opened to the eating area.. was unsure of setup but basically you pick a seat and the waiting staff come to you… 10 or 15 minutes later, then had to wait 10 more on drinks and even longer on food… Ordered two panini’s so unsure how they took so long, they were ok, hullumi fries and onion rings were sickening with the greasy batter. Had to laugh at the waitress on the way out telling new customers they wouldn’t be taking new orders for another 10 minutes until the mains for a big table were out but they could order drinks.. - we waited more than that anyway lol The only thing worth talking about is the view from sitting on the balcony!! Would not go back here nor promote to other people.

Waited an hour and all the food was over cooked. Ordered a rare rump steak and got a burnt sirloin steak. But the wait staff were good.

attendu pendant 1/2 heure sur une table sale (3/4 des tables vides) la serveuse evitait de nous regarder nous sommes allés chercher les menus au bar. et toujours personne n’est venu prendre la commande ou nettoyer la table. meme dn agitant les menus personne

Great view, believe it or not, helpful staff and good food they do a nice drop of pinot too.

Food took over an hour to arrive, waiters not really available. Fish was burnt, then we were told it was taken off the bill, had to pay it anyway.

Great wee place to have lunch and chill with a game of pool, all the staff that we spoke to were nice, nice clean place and clean toilets. Lovely food too

Good central location, nice food and great view!

Absolutely love this little gem. View lives up to it's name, Absolutely stunning. Very friendly and warm welcome. The food was amazing, here on our holiday, but while we are here will definitely be back.

Excellent ambiance and an incredible vista of the bay over Oban make The View stand out. The food and drinks are outstanding as well, lifting Balmoral Chicken and Scottish Salmon to new levels of delicious.

Not great, very basic pub food. Wouldn’t go again. Staff very good wondered why it was so quiet on a Saturday night . Might be good later in evening however not for us meal wise

Best view of Calmac ferries . Yes! They were running. Lovely Staff helped us get a great table for this harbour View , hence name of the establishment. Above 3 shops and easily accessed long flight of stairs

Great food a plenty, very friendly and helpful staff.

Extremely unremarkable. The food, lasagna was over cooked and seemed like the ground beef had mexican/taco seasoning. The salmon, tiny piece(maybe 6oz) overcooked, the accompanying couscous was bland and just short of warm. One in our party ordered a burger plain with no tomato, told the server she is allergic to tomatoes, burger came with tomato, asked for a new one, the same burger was brought out several minutes later this time smeared w/ 1000 island dressing, asked for chicken fingers instead, they arrived of course after we had all finish. To their credit the didn’t charge for the burger or the fingers. Server was young, timid and inexperienced.

We can't say anything about the food because we weren't served. The waitress was at our next table three times, serving drinks and registering us. However, we were completely ignored. When we made eye contact with the staff behind the counter, they even pointed at us, but we still weren't served. Instead, two of the service staff were typing away on their cell phones. There was also no drinks menu. Since none of the service staff thought it was necessary to at least speak to us, we left again. Definitely not a recommendation!

Wonderful location. Food and service good. Unfortunately gents toilet not up to standard. No toilet seats on any cubicles.

Plus side - they had a vegan burger with vegan cheese. The place looks like it would have great food and beers but most of the beers listed on their menu were crossed out like they no longer carried them and the food was OK. Server spent a lot of time eating/drinking outside with some other tables so their service could use some work. Great view of the bay.

Really bad service. Food as well.

Very poor service. They let us order drinks and then when we wanted to order food, they told us the items we wanted were no longer available. It was three main dishes and it was 18:00. Finished our drinks and left elsewhere.

Very loud. Drinks are good. Balcony is blistering hot.

Decent pints n staff. Only come here to watch sport if you enjoy watching it with audio 2 mins ahead

Just called in for a coffee. Lovely place with a great atmosphere. Friendly staff and a great view of Oban Harbour. Dog friendly too.

Great food, lovely atmosphere and amazing selection of beers and drinks.

Food and view great. Very nice service

Nicely greated by young lady when we first arrived. Said server would be with us shortly. Waited a very long time and watched help visiting with each other and many of them passed our table many times without even saying a word. After 15-20 minutes, we gave up and left.

Arranged dinner and a night out at The View for my friend's 40th Birthday. I private messaged on Facebook to arrange this. The staff were so helpful and accomodating. I received a confirmation text message for my booking which I thought was a nice touch....

In for lunch today. Immediate welcome, service was ace, food fresh and perfect.

Food was good , service was acceptable. We were seated by the door and there was a chill wind coming in when customers going out didn’t shut the door behind themselves. Besides my wife closing the door multiple times another customer got up and closed...

Thoroughly recommended. Lively atmosphere with very accommodating staff. Lovely fresh food and a great service. Great live music to top it off

Very good pub/restaurant- upstairs with a view of the bay, indoor & outdoor seating. The night we were there they had traditional Scottish music and dancing show (10 pounds) which was entertaining- and you are part of the entertainment experience if you are willing to learn to dance!

The best thing about our meal at The View was the view itself... certainly not the food or service. We gave this place a second chance after leaving the first time earlier in the week due to a 40 minute food wait (it was actually a waitress who suggested we consider going elsewhere). When we went back the second time we were left sitting alone at our table for at least 15 minutes before having to approach a member of staff to ask about table service. We experienced one great staff member and a couple who definitely need more customer service training. We were satisfied with our starters and felt they were good value for money. However, unfortunately there was absolutely no sausage in the two steak and sausage pies we had, which was very disappointed. We fed this back to a member of staff who literally shrugged and then walked off. Unfortunately we would therefore not recommend to friends or family visiting Oban.

Our clients always love their visit to the TNT 💣💥 Great bar staff, wonderful Chef who rocks and the best view in Argyll.

Clean & welcoming place to come with an outside balcony that looks over the water. We had food and a few drinks, all very good value for money & tasty. Staff were so friendly. Would defo return when in Oban again.

Very nice great view menu looked a tad expensive so gave it a miss.

Such a great spot to have a cultural experience!

Sunday lunch was great and reasonable prices too. Great staff and service. Defo recommend the view 👍👍

Good views, food ok, service slow but friendly

My family had a fantastic dinner here followed by late evening ceilidh (or Scottish country dancing). My kids (19 year old boy/15 year girl) even got up to dance which amazed my wife and I. The musicians and local dancer were excellent and a special...

My family had a fantastic dinner here followed by late evening ceilidh (or Scottish country dancing). My kids (19 year old boy/15 year girl) even got up to dance which amazed my wife and I. The musicians and local dancer were excellent and a special mention to Angus on the bagpipes - I don't think I have ever heard anyone play the pipes so well. A thoroughly enjoyable evening - it made our holiday. Thank you.

After returning after a visit last year great to see food was now available. We both decided to go for the Sunday Roast and wow it didn’t disappoint portion was fantastic lots of meat, mashed potatoes, fresh roasted potatoes, long stem broccoli and baby carrots...

Decent bar , went in for a few drinks.

Amazing food and staff. Beautiful views. Worth visiting.

It is very good and has good views.

Absolutely Fabulous. A really great atmosphere. Staff so friendly xx

Extortionate prices for terrible food and drink, plus rude, incompetent staff. I do not recommend this venue at all. The actual view is the only decent aspect of this utter utter dive. Total rip off, don’t waste your money or time here.

Didn't have a meal, but staff and service and facilities are all excellent.

Great spot for lunch. View to die for, good food, good service. An enjoyable experience

Visited for lunch during the October holidays. The lunch menu was so good, it was difficult to choose. The food was mouth watering. Very reasonable too. There is a lovely friendly atmosphere when you enter too. It has a lovely warm vibe, and the most...

Stopped in for lunch with a friend and we had macaroni and Cullen skink and toffee cheesecake after. Food was lovely, hot and good portions.. Great selection of dishes on the menu and also a kids menu . Lovely, friendly and attentive staff. We will definitely be back again. Views are amazing to watch the world go by x